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<H1>-p (set Password) switch</H1>

<P>Specifies password.</P>

<H4>Syntax</H4>

<PRE class="syntax">
-p{password}
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  <DT>{password}</DT>
  <DD>Specifies password.</DD>
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<H4>Examples</H4>

<PRE class="example">
7z a archive.7z -psecret -mhe *.txt
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<P>compresses *.txt files to <SPAN class="filename">archive.7z</SPAN> using password 
"secret". Also it encrypts archive headers (-mhe switch), so filenames will be encrypted.
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<PRE class="example">
7z x archive.zip -psecret
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<P>extracts all files from <SPAN class="filename">archive.zip</SPAN> using password 
"secret".</P>

<H4>Commands that can be used with this switch</H4>

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  <A href="../commands/add.htm">a (Add)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/delete.htm">d (Delete)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/extract.htm">e (Extract)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/rename.htm">rn (Rename)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/test.htm">t (Test)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/update.htm">u (Update)</A>,
  <A href="../commands/extract_full.htm">x (Extract with full paths)</A>
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